Inclusion

a welcoming place for everyone to visit and enjoy

To ensure that the future Town Branch Park is a welcoming, beautiful place for all Lexingtonians and visitors to enjoy, Town Branch Fund Board of Advisors formed Town Branch Park Partners. This group of diverse community leaders is tasked with ensuring that inclusion and access are integral to the design, programming, and operations of Town Branch Park. To this end, the partners have created an inclusive park document that addresses recommendations and continues to prioritize meaningful engagement with residents throughout the planning phase.

Earlier input showed that delving deeply into designing spaces that are inclusive is paramount to a successful park. For example, when Gehl Studio conducted a Public Space Public Life Survey in 2015, it found that less than 5 percent of children in Lexington spent time downtown. In addition, both the Parking Lot Diaries and On The Table engagements highlighted local concerns to ensure that public spaces were even more inclusive, both in terms of the design process and programming.

We want this to be the people’s park. Your input will help ensure that Town Branch Park is not only extraordinarily beautiful, but also contributes to the vitality of all of Lexington.

To download a PDF of the Town Branch Park Inclusion Plan click below. If you would like a hardcopy of the report, contact us at hannah@townbranchpark.org.

THE TOWN BRANCH PARK PARTNERS, A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH COMPLEMENTARY PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, ARE COMMITTED TO USING THEIR COLLECTIVE AND LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE THE DESIGN, PROGRAMMING, AND OPERATIONS OF TOWN BRANCH PARK EXEMPLIFY EQUITY, FAIRNESS, COMPLIANCE, AND INCLUSION.